The 10 best films set inside hotels

5. Barton Fink A critical success (it scooped Best Director, Best Actor, and the Palme d'Or at Cannes) but a commercial failure (it failed to recoup its modest $9 million budget), Barton Fink sees the title character (a writer played by John Turturro) shut himself inside the grim and desolate Hotel Earle to work on a new script. His efforts are hindered by cheap wallpaper, the presence of a whining mosquito, and a heavy drinking neighbour (played by John Goodman), however. Those hoping to see the Hotel Earle will find themselves out of luck - it's a set. But the retired Queen Mary cruise ship, now docked in Long Beach, California, does feature early on in the film as a New York restaurant. Read more: Queen Mary Hotel